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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's oil facility in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing blasts and a fire, per a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Such strikes show that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a war can be ended in a particular zone, then surely other wars can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to pressure the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Attacks Claim Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the southern Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals died inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, per local authorities.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, per regional authorities.

Power Recovery Work in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been restored to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest private energy company said the primary operations to recover electricity was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 UAVs from Russia sent towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force said on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it intercepted 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Deploying Troops to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US assertions it has deployed soldiers to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring the government "are without precise details about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The government department in the capital said 26 Cubans had been convicted to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state program that urges adversaries to give up, said in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the backing, dedication, or approval of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through advertisements on digital networks.